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,(No Model.) W.- W. BARTLETT.

BED SPRING.

- Patented Oct. 27, 1885.

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WILLIAM WV. BARTLETT, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH TERRITORY.

BED-SPRING.

JPECEFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 329,121, dated October27, 18815.

Application filed October 4, 1884.

To aZZ whom. it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM W. BART- LETT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake,Territory of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvments inBed-Springs; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figuresof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has relation to spring-beds of the class known as slatsand springs, andit consists, essentially, in the novel forma tion of thebail by which the slat is held to the spring, whereby the said bail isprevented from tearing the bed-ticking and efficiently serves for theconvenient attachment of the connect ing-links.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a bed provided with myimprovements. Fig. 2 is an end view of a section thereof. Fig. 3 is adetached perspective View of the upper end of the spring and thefastening-bail. Fig. 41s a side view of said parts, representing themanner of adjusting the bail in position.

The bed framing, slats, &c., (shown in Figs. 1 and 2), are of ordinaryconstruction, and re quire no specific description. The springs A are ofthe ordinary coiled variety, and have their upper ends or coile1ongated,as shown at A. This coil A is made of alength slightly greaterthan the width of the slats, so they can project for a slight distancebeyond theopposite sides thereof. The fastening-bail B is fit ted toextend over the slats, and has its arm B bent vertically downward, andprovided with an eye, I). This eye I) is made of an external diameterabout equal to the width of space between the sides of coil A, and itrests close under said coil when applied to the slat. The opposite arm,1310f the bail is bent vertically downward to a point below the coil A,and is then bent laterally outward, and has the eye I) formed on theextremity of its lateral projection.

In applying the bail to the slat, the arm B has its lateral projectioninserted through one end of the coil A and in the position shown SerialNo. 144,741. (No molel.)

in full line, Fig. 4.. It is then adjusted into the dotted-line positionshown in said figure, extended over the slat, and having its arm Binserted through the end of the coil opposite that engaged by the coil BIn so doing the arms B B need be bent slightly toward each other untilthearm B has been adjusted with its eye 1) below the coil A,when thetension of said arms B B will force them upward, so that the eye I) onarm B will project under the bend in the end of coil A, and will bethereby prevented from detachment, as will be understood most clearlyfrom Fig. 3. Thus it will be seen my bail will be easily applied tosecure the ..slats to the springs. The eyes I) Z) form convenientenlargements to hold the bail from detachment, and also protect the endsof said bail, so they will not tear or otherwise damage thebed-clothing. The links 0 are connected with and extend between the eyesof the adjacent springs, and so connect the several coilsprings, as willbe understood from Fig. 1. Heretofore the slats have been secured to thesprings by means of bails extended over the slats, and having their endsbent down through the top coil of the spring, and then bent outward inopposite directions, and the springs have been connected by linkssecured directly to their upper coils. In the former arrangement theends of the bails have in practice been found to tear the ticking to aconsiderable degree, and are therefore objectionable. The application ofthese bails also required the bending of said ends-after the said endswere inserted through the coil of the spring. It will be seen that myinvention obviates boththese difficulties. provides a bail which willnot tear or otherwise damage the bed-ticking, and at the same ti mefurnishes a bail which requires no manipulation or bending after it isapplied to the bed. It will also be noticed that the links,whenconnected directly to the coils of the springs, preclaim, and desire tosecure by'Letters Patent, is-

1. The securing-bail for bed-springs, sub- 'stantially as hereindescribed, consisting of a metallic rod having its ends bent atapproximately a right angle and provided at their extremities with eyesor loops, substantially as set forth.

2. In a spring-bed, the combination of the slat, the spring having itsupper coil elongated and extended beyond the sides of the slats, and thesecuring-bail extended over the slat, and having one arm projecteddownward through the top coil of the spring, and provided with the eyeb, and its other arm extended down r5 through the opposite end of thecoil and bent laterally outward thereunder, and provided on itsextremity withan eye, I), and the connect- I ing-links looped in saideyes I) b, all substantially as and for the purposes specified. 20

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM v'v. BARTLETT.

Witnesses:

O. M. KRAMER, R. W. BISHOP.

